Stroke

(BlackDoctor.org) - The American Heart Association (AHA) is calling for new efforts to curb stroke in minority groups. In a scientific ... Read More

(BlackDoctor.org) -- We often experience symptoms that we ignore, but shouldn’t. Why? Perhaps because we’ve grown up in an era that insists ... Read More

(BlackDoctor.org) --  A recent study emphasizes the need to increase efforts in diabetes prevention. Diabetes doubles the risk of developing ... Read More

(BlackDoctor.org) -- What is a stroke? This life-threatening condition is a medical emergency and the third leading cause of death in the ... Read More

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Stroke is the number three killer in the United States, affecting almost 800,000 people each year, according to the ... Read More

Spinal cord infarction is a stroke either within the spinal cord or the arteries that supply it. It is caused by arteriosclerosis or a ... Read More

In the United States more than 700,000 people suffer a stroke* each year, and approximately two-thirds of these individuals survive and ... Read More

Several types of strokes can strike the brain with little warning—but you can cut your risk for future strokes. According to research or ... Read More

Survivors of childhood leukemia and brain tumors have an increased risk of stroke later in life, a study shows. This is particularly true ... Read More

Ischemic stroke patients who have recurrent asymptomatic brain lesions within three months of their initial stroke are at increased risk for ... Read More